The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-23
GLENN'S BILL UNDER FIRE
THE SENATE ADOPTS THE SUBSTI.
TUTE BY as TO l3.


The discussion occupied the morning hour.
Quite a crowd visited the Senate gallery to
hear the debate and prominent figure on
the foo. was the author of the bill, who was
there to see how his pet measure Jared in
the upper house. 1t Jared i'll.
Mr. Wright, of the First district, took the
floor in opposition TO the substitute proposed
by the committee, and in favor of the bill
as it came from the House. He said the
Language of the organic and statute law
could not be palmer. The law for
separate schools is mandatory and not
direcory The Glenn bill is in harmony
with the constitution. The State is com
mitted against the policy of co-education of
the races, and if the bill is defeated we re-
pudate the policy already recognized The
introduction of the bill may have been un-
fortunate, but the Senate could not afford
to epudiate the principle involved in it.
The EVIL EFFECTS ALREADY ARE PAST
The evil that will result from this ques-
tion has already resulted and there is no
middle ground. We are compelled to affirm
or renounce the policy of the State, The
government and House of Representatives
have already proclaimed the sentiment of
unr people on this question. Shall
ot the negro and the miscegenous press.
Race co-education is synonymous with mis-
cegenation The public sentiment that per
mits white girls to be educated with negro
boys is not far from a public sentiment that
will permit white girls TO marry negro boys
He then discussed in detail the objections to
the substitute, contending that its pro
visions amount to nothing.
ADVOCATES OF INTERMARRIAGE.
The work which these people, the negroes
and their lovers at the North, have set for
themselves stops nowhere short of the in
termarriage of the races He quoted from
Fred Douglass to prove this. He cared
nothing for the argument that the
passage of the bill would endanger
the success of the Democratic party. Re
publican success with negro Republicans in
office would be better than to have white
girls and negro boys sitting side by side in
the same school. What interest have we in
the success of a democracy that permits
such a state of affairs2 Why are we.asked
to back down from this lawi Simply that
a few political bosses in Georgia may CON
tinue to dispense patronage to their retain
ers and buglemen
RAP AT HAYGoOD,
The Senator concluded as follows, evidently
aiming his remarks adDr, Haygood: "Or
frightened or cajoled with a surrender OF
this tradition of our fathers by an ecclesi-
astical bully and salaried traducer of his
people9 If so nothing will be left the peo-
pie whom we dishonor but to exclaim in
their open shame, How are the mighty fall
len. Tell it not in Gath, publish it not in
the streets of Askelon lest the daughters of
the Phllistines rejoice, lest the daughters of
the uncircumcised triumph
oo-EDUcATIoN NOT WANTED BY NEGROES
Mr.. Hand, of the Ninth district, opposed
the bill, but favored the substitute He as
serted that the native white people of the
South and the mass of colored people, are
opposed to co-education. There was no rea-
son for passing a statute for an evil that
does not exist
Mr.. Butt favored the bill and opposed the
substitute He said the question whether
there is any necessity for the bill is not in
volved. The bill has been introduced and
should be acted upon.
Mr.. Brantley opposed the bill. He said
'In approaching the discussion of bill as
muchiy travelled and as widely known as
this bill, we should bring into play the wis
dom, discretion and dignity we fell heir TO
when we became members Of this honorable
body.
AN OvERAMBITIOUS MEASURE.
1.-The bill is ambitious Probably in its
youth it never dreamed of covering more
territory than is embraced in one Congress
sional district. 1t has grown until the
State can't hold it. II has but little right
TO it's vanity and ambition, and is doing the
biggest business on the smallest capital Of
any bill known 1t proposes to prevent CO.
education in Georgia. Is there an instance
where there was a single white citizen
or negro of Georgia who is
trying to enforce mixed schoolss This bill
was introduced simply to break up the prac-
tice of the professors of the Atlanta colored
university of teaching their children. This
bill is clearly uncalled for, and there is not
single Senator on this floor who appre-
hends any co-education of the races among
his immediate constituents.
EFFECTS OF ITS PASSAGE.
''I say the passage of this bill would sim
ply advertise to the world that this is such
a growing evil that we had TO pass n
penal statute against it. / say that
She passage of this act would show
TO the public that public sentiment in
Georgia was not strong enough 10 prevent
the co-education Of the races / am op-
posed to this bill for this reason. say that
when the Legislature is passing such laws
as relate 10 the private life Of the citizens il
is opening the door wide for bad legislation.
This bill is unprecedented. There was
never enacted such a law as con
tanned in the provisions OF this bill.
When the State furnishes equal accommo-
dations 10 the people of both races, then the
State could enforce the provisions of this
bill. As applied TO public schools our con-
stitution contains this clause which the Uni
ted States constitution does not contain
"There shall be no legislation upon the So
cial status of the citizens
INTERMINGLING OF THE RACES.
"Why not say that the white children
shall not play with the black children or go
10 church together They can live together,
interchange visits, play together and finally
die together, and do all things except go 10
school together. This clause was put In for
tho protection OF the white people,
because by some it was feared
that there might be legislation
on this subject. Now here comes this bill
which attempts 10 break down the barrier
we have erected. Is there a Senator on
this floor who believes the day will ever
come when legislation on this subject is
neededi III the day should ever come hope
that Georgians will rise In their
might and enforce what the law
cannot. Those of Us who are opposing this
measure are charged with backing down.
We are simply discharging our duty as we
believe it 70 be right. ls II back down
whenever the Senate fails 30 approve of tho
action Of the Housel IL W better abolish
the Senate.
ATTITUDE oFTHE FRIENDS or THE MEASURE.
"The frieads OF the hlll say IL was unfor.